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Security Guards Salary in Edison-New Brunswick, New Jersey

The annual salary statistics of security guards in Edison-New Brunswick, New Jersey is shown in Table 1. The wage data of security guards in Edison-New Brunswick is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Security Guards in Edison-New Brunswick, New Jersey

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$18,820
25th Percentile Wage
$21,820
50th Percentile Wage
$27,310
75th Percentile Wage
$33,940
90th Percentile Wage
$40,320

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for security guards in Edison-New Brunswick, New Jersey in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $40,320. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $27,310. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $18,820.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of security guards from 2012 to 2014. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

YearMedian Salary Growth2-Year Growth
2014
$27,310
1.83% 6.30%
2013
$26,810
4.55% -
2012
$25,590
- -

Table 2. Compare Security Guards Salary in Edison-New Brunswick with Other New Jersey Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $27,310 in Edison-New Brunswick is in the middle of salary range for security guards in state of New Jersey. In comparison, the annual salary of security guards in Edison-New Brunswick is 20.8 percent (20.8%) lower than that in the highest paying Trenton-Ewing and 9.0 percent (9.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Wilmington.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Trenton-Ewing
$34,490
Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton
$32,060
Atlantic City-Hammonton
$31,430
Ocean City
$30,840
Camden
$29,280
Edison-New Brunswick
$27,310
Wilmington
$24,850